Francis C. Thompson

Francis Coleman Thompson (29 October 1941-) was a member of the Louisiana House of Representatives (D) from the 19th district from 1975 to 2008, succeeding Charles "Bubba" Chaney, and from the 34th district from 2008, succeeding Charles Jones.

Biography
Francis Coleman Thompson was born in Delhi, Louisiana on 29 October 1941, and he graduated from Louisiana Tech University. He worked as a teacher and vice president of a manufacturing company from 1965 to 1972, and he served on the Richland Parish School Board from 1968 to 1975. That year, he was elected to the Louisiana House of Representatives as a Democratic Party member, and he represented the 19th district. In 1980, Governor Dave Treen named Thompson Deputy Director of the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development. Thompson was an advocate for agricultural programs and clean water initiatives, and he procured state funding for the Poverty Point Reservoir, an attractive 3,000-acre lake north of Delhi that was completed in 2001. Throughout his political career, he was known as a great personal friend of Governor Edwin Edwards, appearing in his 2013 roast for a fundraiser.